Design

How to Clean Every Type of Jewelry
23:32 2018-03-11

Lotion, soaps, and everyday dirt are just a few things that can clog prongs on your jewelry or make stones appear flat. To make your baubles sparkle more than ever, Carolyn Forte, director of the Good Housekeeping Institute Cleaning Lab, shared her quick tips on how to clean your jewelry collection. Remove Tarnish from Silver …

10 Things You Have to Clean Only Once a Year (or Less!)
01:32 2018-03-11

WASHING MACHINE The faithful workhorse that keeps our clothes and linens fresh needs its own thorough yearly scrubbing. Use a vinegar and baking soda treatment to soak the inside of the washer, then follow up with detail cleaning and an extensive wipe-down, both inside and out. Your washer will sparkle, and your clothes will get …

4 wellness interior design trends for 2018 that will help boost your mood at home
10:13 2018-03-10

There’s no place like home to make you feel relaxed and comfortable. But it’s not just being around your familiar and comforting belongings that make you feel happier – the interior design of your home can also significantly boost your wellness. Wayfair’s resident style advisor, Nadia McCowan Hill, shares her top trend tips for creating …

Yin & Yang house features an elaborate rooftop garden
02:05 2018-03-10

Austrian architectural studio Penda has come up with an innovative green-roof home concept designed to offer a new level of sustainable living. A small block of land located in the countryside of Germany near the city of Kassel will become home to this new living concept, which boasts a generous rooftop vegetable garden. Dubbed the …

Garden-variety graphene gets to work as a slow-release fertilizer
20:03 2018-03-09

Another day, another new use for graphene. This two-dimensional form of carbon is strong, flexible and a great conductor of heat and electricity, and as such it’s beginning to show up in everything from batteries to bike tires, and dental fillings to cancer treatments. Now the overachieving wonder material has been put to work in …